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More than a decade of practical writing on EdTech, AI and digital strategy: what works, what doesn’t, and what it means for your classroom on Monday morning. Recognised as a Vuelio Top 10 UK education blog and UK Blog Awards Education winner, and a GESS Education Awards 2021 winner with LearnLiveUAE, with 9,630 subscribers reading every post.
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” One of America’s ‘Founding Fathers’, Benjamin Franklin was recognised as a polymath – someone who is defined as a person of wide knowledge or learning. It is this thinking which, now we are in lockdown,…
It was back in June last year when I first started preparing for another periodic table of books to read. Of all of the different tables that I make, it is the books one which definitely takes the most time and work. I’m currently working on developing the second version…
With School Closed… Part Two This post was originally posted on the 15/03/2020 on the Independent Thinking blog here. Following on from the previous blog I put out with Independent Thinking last week – not mention this one written for us by Ben Keeling head of Shrewsbury School in Hong Kong – we…
With School Closed… Part One This post was originally posted on the 2/3/20 on the Independent Thinking blog here. “There are many things to consider at times like these. If you are a school leader you’ll be worried about your community, your students, your colleagues, the school site and keeping…
If you haven’t heard of Learning by Questions (LbQ) then where have you been? I first heard about LbQ more than a year ago when visiting a school in Northern Ireland. The teacher I was talking to was so enthusiastic about it and its impact on his learners, I had…
Inclusion can take place in lots of ways in a school setting. Technology can really help with this and in this post, I’ll share three ways to help ensure children don’t feel excluded in your classroom. Wheel of Names! Sometimes inclusion is just that – ensuring everyone not only feels…
The BETT show is not just about finding out about new technology, it’s about the professional learning opportunities you can get and of course the networking. As this short poll I created last night on Twitter shows, people love to attend edtech events and it isn’t just about the technology:…
I love being a teacher and working in education. In my role now I am very fortunate to work with educators as I do now. Wherever I travel in the world, people comment on the different periodic tables that I’ve made over the years. Even just this last week in…
With Bett upon us, it’s a great time to be thinking about what next for education technology. As you would expect, there has been a plethora of different articles and posts highlighting the best way to make the most of Bett. I should know as I’ve written enough of them…
What would you do if you could teach a lesson in a Holodeck? It’s not long now until the world’s largest educational technology tradeshow, BETT arrives. Slowly but surely the tradeshow has improved its offer for those visiting. Accredited CPD, real-stories being shared, more and more, my vision of BETT…
The ends of decades, years, months, weeks, days – they’re all great opportunities for reflection. When I look back across my last ten years I feel blessed to have had the opportunities and career I have had, the impact I’ve been able to see in the schools I’ve worked in…
Merry Christmas everyone. Thank you for joining me on this journey throughout December this year. It’s been a fantastic experience, sharing tools that work and opportunities on how to best use them. It’s been lovely too, to have the opportunity to invite a variety of guests to join me on…
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